IVERNIA

SS IVERNIA (1900)


Autres Noms
Sister-ship	Saxonia
Type	Paquebot transatlantique
Longueur	180 m
Largeur	20 m
Tonnage	13 799 t.
Propulsion	Steam quadruple-expansion engines geared to twin propellers
Vitesse	15 noeuds
Chantier Naval	Swan Hunter, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Armateur	Cunard Line
Pavillon	Royaume-Uni
Construction
Lancement	21 septembre 1899
Voyage inaugural	14 avril 1900
Fin de service	Torpillé par le U-47 le 1er janvier 1917
Passagers de 1ère classe	164
Passagers de 2ème classe	200
Passagers de 3ème classe	1 600
Membres d'équipage
Coût

SS Ivernia was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Line, built by the company Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and launched in 1899. The Ivernia was one of Cunard's intermediate ships, that catered to the vast immigrant trade. Her sistership was SS Saxonia. The Ivernia worked on Cunard's service from Liverpool to Boston and then later on the immigrant run from Fiume and Trieste to New York City.
Following the outbreak of World War I in August 1914 the Ivernia was hired by the British government as a troop transport and was placed under the command of Captain Turner (made famous for being the captain of RMS Lusitania at the time of her sinking).
At 10:12am on 1 January 1917 the Ivernia was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-47 58 miles south-east of Cape Matapan in Greece. Within one hour the ship sank. HMS Rifleman rescued a number, and armed trawlers towed the bulk, who had taken to lifeboats, to Suda Bay in Crete. Approximately 120 people died in the sinking. The Ivernia had one major distinction: she had the largest funnel ever fitted to a ship, measuring 60 feet from top to deck.
Today Ivernia Road in Walton in Liverpool still bears the name of the doomed vessel.

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